Cost of living comparison
Laos is 76.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Laos instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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